Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dr Michael Sandberg, whose mother had Alzheimer's disease, took part in the trial [BBC] An international trial is examining ...

An international trial is examining whether a finger-prick blood test could be used to help diagnose Alzheimer's disease. The study, involving 1,000 volunteers aged over 60 in the UK, US and Canada, ...

An international trial has started to see if a simple finger-prick blood test could predict the risk of Alzheimer's disease, before people start showing signs of cognitive decline. The Bio-Hermes-002 ...

There are indications that a simple finger-prick blood test could, in the future, detect Alzheimer's disease long before the first clinical symptoms become apparent. This is shown by research ...

A new trial has been launched which could see a finger prick blood test "revolutionise" the diagnosis of Alzheimer's, experts have said. The simple procedure could be performed in GP surgeries and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. All UK children could be offered screening for type 1 diabetes using a simple finger-prick blood test, say researchers who have ...

An international clinical trial is testing whether a simple finger-prick blood test could help identify Alzheimer's disease earlier and more easily. The study involves 1,000 volunteers aged over 60 ...

Finger-prick blood tests at home detected Alzheimer's biomarkers nearly as well as standard methods. The DROP-AD study suggested that dried blood spots could revolutionize screening approaches for ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Researchers are examining whether samples collected show accurately certain biomarkers which denote abnormal proteins in the brain. Volunteers in the ongoing study undergo cognitive tests, an MRI and ...

Capillary blood tests measure p-tau217, GFAP, and NfL without strict temperature controls or immediate centrifugation. Primary care physicians currently have a diagnostic accuracy of ~61% for ...